A new kind of video game at an El Dorado Hills park gets kids outdoors and moving.

A new kind of video game at an El Dorado Hills park gets kids outdoors and moving.

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Updated: 10:42 AM PDT Aug 15, 2014

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WEBVTT PROGRAM. THE DESTRUCTION DERBY BEGINS AT 7:00. HIGH-TECH PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS GETTING KIDS OUTDOORS AT THE SAME TIME AND MOVING. BRIAN HICKEY HAS A LOOK AT HOW THE NEO-360 IS DOING EVERYTHING PARENTS HOPED IT WOULD. IT'S GOT THE SOUNDS, THE LIGHTS AND ALL THE FUN OF A VIDEOGAME WITH ONE BIG DIFFERENCE. HIRED. AND HAPPY. IT'S ALSO A WORKOUT. IT'S KIND OF STRESSFUL TO BE RUNNING AROUND. IT IS THE TOP ATTRACTION AT THE LAY GROUND AT THE EL DORADO HILL REC CENTER. I LIKE HOW YOU CAN USE FRIENDS TO HELP YOU PUSH THE BUTTONS AND TRY TO WIN. THEY USUALLY COST $28,000 BUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT PICKED UP THE HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT AS A FLOOR MODEL FOR $7,000. RIGHT NOW, THE KIDS ARE FOCUSED ON THINGS THAT ARE ELECTRIC AND THIS MEANS THEY CAN COME OUTSIDE AND BE INTERACTIVE WITH THEIR PEERS PULL THE THEY CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN ONE AND MULTIPLE PLAYER MODE. YOU THINK YOU ARE A NINJA? IT'S TIME TO TEACH THIS KID SOME RESPECT. EACH LASTS ABOUT 45 SECONDS. IT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO GET YOUR HEART POUNDING. THE SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE TO GET THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND FOR RENT AT BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

Outdoor video game gets kids moving in El Dorado Hills

A new kind of video game at an El Dorado Hills park gets kids outdoors and moving.